hubris

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What was your kindest moment today? What was your nastiest moment today?

The Horse @TheHorse (238306) • Walnut Creek, California 14 Apr 19

I tend to think of myself as a kind person. When I see statutes of St. Francis in friends' gardens, I think of me. Animals and small children tend to flock to me. But then I realize that everything implies its (Jungian) "shadow."...

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Hubris syndrome, the disease of power

bernard bee @Bernardbee (14) 30 Jan 19

The concept of hubris is drawn not only from Greek philosophy - it is found in Plato and Aristotle - but also from the theater, where it allows to tell great epics, where success goes to the head of the hero, who claims to to rise...

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